Improvement in bale-ties



W. R. LENARD.

Bale-Tie.

Iva-199,725; Patented Jan. 29, I878.

INVENTUR ATTORNEY. I

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM R. LENARD, OF WAGO, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND JAMES S.RODEOKER, OF SAME PLACE.

l M PROVEM ENT IN BALE-Tl ES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 199,725, dated January29, 1878; application filed 4 June 11, 1877. 7

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM R. LENARD, of Waco, in the county ofMcLennan and State of Texas, have invented a new and Improved Bale-Tie,of which the following is a specification:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved bale-tie. Fig. 2 is aperspective view of a modified form of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corre sponding parts.

The object of my invention is to provide an inexpensive yet efl'ectiveand easily-applied bale-tie, and to dispense with the use of buckles infastening.

In the drawings, A is an iron band of suitable width and thickness, oneend of which is bent up at right angles, forming a hook, at, thatengages the bale-covering when the band is fastened around the bale. Bis a U-shaped piece of iron, that is riveted to the opposite end of theband, and is capable of receiving the free end of the band, as shown inthe drawing.

The modification shown in Fig. 2 is made by bending the end of the bandon a diagonal line, so that when bent .down upon itself it crossesitself at right angles. It is then bent up across the inner face of theband, leaving sufficient space between it and the face of the band toreceive the band, as shown at G in the drawing.

The manner of using the tie is as follows: The bale being pressed in theusual way, the hook a of the bale-tie is placed against the side of thebale some distance from the point of fastening. The end, B or O, is thencarried around the bale and over the hook, and is placed under the band,completing the operation of fastening. The hook at assists in holdingthe band, as it seizes fast upon the bale-covering, enabling the band tobe drawn taut over the bale, and, taken together with the U-shapedpiece, forms a strong and reli able fastening.

W. It. LENARD.

Witnesses R. W. DAVIS, W. H. ll/IITCH'ELL.

